In a sign that he is another step closer to making his UFC debut, CM Punk was thrown into a sparring match on Monday. He fought against Craig Eckelberg, who has an overall record of 10 wins and 1 loss in a span of three years. The trainer stated that Punk had a few things to work out, but he also said that he was very proud of the former WWE star for how far along he has progressed. He stated that the potential is definitely there.

It looks like Lana will not be combing through the classifieds anytime soon. Her job security with WWE has shot up tremendously. Aside from being involved with Rusev, a performer who is headed towards the main event scene, she has now announced that she will be starring in an upcoming movie that is being produced by the company. The film is called Interrogation, and former world heavyweight champion Edge has a role as well.

The move to bring in Jon Stewart for a guest appearance on Monday Night Raw proved to be a success all around. WWE received plenty of mainstream media attention from the appearance. Just about every major outlet in the country covered his involvement with Seth Rollins. From a fan's perspective, the move was also a success because Stewart handled himself extremely well. It was easy to see that he was a big fan of wrestling.

As expected, Rey Mysterio made his presence felt at the press conference held by AAA on Monday. He announced to the audience that he was going to be wrestling for the promotion in a couple of weeks. The recently released WWE star also revealed that he was going to be teaming up with Sin Cara and Alberto Del Rio, two other guys that have returned to Mexico. It is a brilliant move by the promoters to put three of the most popular stars together.

For those of you that watched the ROH anniversary show, you already know that Luke Gallows was not there. It was a noticeable absence since Karl Anderson had to work the triple threat tag team match by himself. Officials opted to not utilize a replacement since it enabled them to have Anderson doing the job without looking weak. Gallows was forced to miss the event because he was snowed in at the airport in Detroit on Sunday night.

Another interesting backstage story in WWE has been told by Court Bauer, a former writer for the company. He stated that management purposely made it where CM Punk could never sell more merchandise than John Cena. Whenever the number for Punk merchandise would rise, the company would then produce more products for Cena. They also shipped out a lot more Cena merchandise to the live events to make sure Punk did not beat him.

Apparently, Paige wants to get some ink on her body. She revealed that during the latest episode of Total Divas. When she informed Jerry Lawler of her desires, he gave his disapproval. The former WWE Divas Champion is trying to get approval from management to get a big tattoo on her arm or chest, but it is highly unlikely that she will be allowed to do that. Aside from licensing issues, Vince McMahon is said to not be a fan of tattoos.

For those of you out there that have been sharing a single WWE Network account, be prepared to loses that partnership. The company has been working hard on figuring out a way to prevent that from taking place. Management feels that they are losing out on a good amount of money by people circumventing their rules and policies. The belief is that Vince McMahon will make it where people can no longer be logged on simultaneously.